AGUMENT65|0806G-AW小组|第二次作业

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Argument65
The following appeared in a memo from the president of a chain of cheese stores located throughout the United States.
“For many years all the stores in our chain have stocked a wide variety of both domestic and imported cheeses. Last years, however, the five best-selling cheeses at our newest store were all domestic cheddar cheeses from Wisconsin. Furthermore, a recent survey by Cheeses of the World magazine indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses among its subscribers. Since our company can reduce expenses by limiting inventory, the best way to improve profits in all of our stores is to discontinue stocking many of our varieties of imported cheese and concentrate primarily on domestic cheeses.”

In this argument, the arguer believes that in order to promote the profits of all the cheese stores discontinuing stocking many of imported cheese and concentrating primarily on domestic cheeses is an advisable strategy. To support it, the fact that the five best-selling cheeses at our newest store were all domestic cheeses from Wisconsin and a survey by a magazine that indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses are set out by the arguer. However, the argument suffers from several fallacies, which send it unconvincing.

The threshold problem with the argument is that the fact that the five best-selling cheeses at the newest stores were all domestic cheeses can not cover all the circumstances. The phenomenon at the newest store might be the result of that the newest store mainly provide domestic cheeses so as to have no other choice for customers, that the location of the newest store is near by Wisconsin, or that the newest store adopt sales promotion on the domestic cheeses. In short, lacking the overall evidence can not convince me that the several best-selling cheeses is deemed to be domestic cheeses.

What’s more, the survey by Cheeses of the World magazine lacks adequate authorities for we can not ascertain whether this organization has an important status or not. In the era of information, we can not differentiate the reputation of these organizations only from their names, for instance, a firm whose name contains the word “world” might be found to be a small company with only several personnel and simple instruments. So the survey which might be explored in a limited area and on a sole kind sample by the magazine can not substantiate the argument well.

In the end, we can not stand on position of the thesis that to discontinue stocking many of the varieties of imported cheese would promote the profits. The arguer makes this justification on the basis that limiting inventory could reduce the expense. This reasoning confuse the conception of profit and expense that profit is not contrast to expense for the profit equals to the subtraction of gross incoming and expense. Once the domestic cheese sells well, the profits will be also large when the expense maintains its original level. To this extent, the method of promoting profits by limiting inventory of imported cheeses is unconvincing.

In sum, the argument of promoting profits by curbing the imported cheeses is not well supported by the evidence provided by the arguer. To substantiate the argument further, the arguer would provide the overall selling circumstance and a survey by a famous organization in this field.                                                                                                  (433字)
   

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In this argument, the arguer believes that in order to promote the profits of all the cheese stores discontinuing stocking many of imported cheese（many imported cheeses） and concentrating primarily on domestic cheeses is an advisable strategy. To support it, the fact that the five best-selling cheeses at our newest store were all domestic cheeses from Wisconsin and a survey by a magazine that indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses are set out by the arguer.(这个概括很欣赏) However, the argument suffers from several fallacies, which send it unconvincing.

The threshold problem with the argument is that the fact that（去掉第一个that） the five best-selling cheeses at the newest stores were all domestic cheeses can not cover all the circumstances. The phenomenon at the newest store might be the result of that the newest store mainly provide domestic cheeses so as to have no other choice for customers(这个反驳不太好，不仅因为没有说服力，其本身就很脆弱，很牵强), that the location of the newest store is near by Wisconsin, or that the newest store adopt sales promotion on the domestic cheeses. In short, lacking the overall evidence can not convince me that the several best-selling cheeses is（are） deemed to be domestic cheeses.

What’s more, the survey by Cheeses of the World magazine lacks adequate authorities for we can not ascertain whether this organization has an important status or not. In the era of information, we can not differentiate the reputation of these organizations only from their names, for instance, a firm whose name contains the word “world” might be found to be a small company with only several personnel and simple instruments. So the survey which might be explored in a limited area and on a sole kind sample by the magazine can not substantiate the argument well.（这段反驳说的虽然有理，但是没有着力攻击这个调查重要的问题。感觉好刀没有用到合适的地方）

In the end, we can not stand on position of the thesis that to discontinue stocking many of the varieties of imported cheese would promote the profits.(这句话很好，而且内容点的也很到位) The arguer makes this justification on the basis that limiting inventory could reduce the expense. This reasoning confuse the conception of profit and expense that profit is not contrast to expense（放在这里什么意思？是不是用错词组了）for the profit equals to the subtraction of gross incoming（income） and expense. Once the domestic cheese sells well, the profits will be also large when the expense maintains its original level.（这句话意思明白，但是组织的不好） To this extent, the method of promoting profits by limiting inventory of imported cheeses is unconvincing.

In sum, the argument of promoting profits by curbing the imported cheeses is not well supported by the evidence provided by the arguer. To substantiate the argument further, the arguer would provide the overall selling circumstance and a survey by a famous organization in this.

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